India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
Political Parties
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Chhattisgarh BJP Manifesto 2013
Ahead of Assembly election in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh released BJP’s election manifesto in Raipur. Rice at Re one per kg for poor families, bonus for farmers, interest-free loans for peasants,
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The 'Solar Scam' and the siege at Thiruvananthapuram
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front had announced an indefinite siege of the Kerala state secretariat until the chiefminister owned responsibility for the "solar scam" and
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on incorporating a system of “paper trail/paper receipt” in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) dated 08/10/2013
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs Election Commission of India dated 08/10/2013 on incorporating a system of “paper trail/paper receipt” in the Electronic
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BJP white paper on ‘state of water’ soon
The BJP has decided to bring a white paper on the 'state of water' in Delhi. The Chief Minister has been chairperson of the Delhi Jal Board for the last 15 years, but water supply is totally mismanaged.
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A targeted approach: India's expanding social safety net
India’s sheer size and poverty have meant that addressing the needs of its hundreds of millions of poor and vulnerable citizens has preoccupied Indian policymakers since independence. Unsurprisingly, the
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Towards green Karnataka: a roundtable on green manifesto and the way forward
In the era of market economy, environmental issues along with governance assume a significant position in the context of depleting resources and growing needs of the people. Traditionally policy makers
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UPA secures food Bill as Opposition is in disarray
If the Opposition parties co-operated with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the end to pass the long-pending Food Security Bill in the Lok Sabha, it was because they had little choice, with the
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LS passes food security bill, Cong, Oppn battle for credit
NewDelhi:The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the food security bill, barely eight months ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election amid a fierce competition between Congress and the opposition to daub themselves
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SP clears 900 crore urban development scheme
Lucknow: Facing sharp criticism on the development front, the Samajwadi Party has given financial sanction to its ambitious multicrore-rupee ‘Naya Sawera Nagar Vikas Yojana’. The scheme seeks to upgrade
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Oppn creating hurdles in food Bill passage: Sonia
Suratgarh (Rajasthan), June 20: Slamming Opposition parties for creating hurdles in passing of the Food Security bill, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused them of creating instability in the